Esri
Developers of geographic information systems (GIS). Math education books include GIS Tutorial, Fun with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and the series Our World, which features software, lessons, data, and assessments. ESRI's ArcLessons library freely offers lessons such as Measuring the Circumference of the Earth with GPS; Geocaching; GPS & Heron's Algorithm; Travel Time to Major Cities; Analyzing Water Use with GIS; Investigating Extreme Temperatures in the USA; and On the Road Again (Transportation Analysis of the USA). ESRI's Storytelling with Maps combines story maps with web applications to incorporate text, multimedia, and interactive functions about the Battle of Gettysburg, most visited National Parks, renewable energy, world's largest ports, hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT), STEM education, refugee camps, March Madness, the Moore (OK) tornado, bats, the US's largest malls, the Gaza Strip, Thanksgiving dinner, the impact of Superstorm Sandy, precinct results of US Presidential elections, worst hurricanes, marriage equality, endangered species, Mars, Olympic medals and torch relay, population, global crop production, the High Line Park (NY), obesity and diabetes, the fate of Titanic passengers, health care, watersheds, diversity, Irish surnames, unemployment, the uninsured, cell phones, housing prices, and a host of geography treasure hunts. See also their tour of nine interesting ZIP codes from around the country in celebration of the US Postal Service's 50th anniversary of the Zone Improvement Plan.
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Mathematics of Cartography - Cynthia Lanius
A map is a set of points, lines, and areas all defined both by position with reference to a coordinate system and by non-spatial attributes. These pages discuss how maps are used, give examples of different kinds of maps, and cover map history and math topics - lines, points, areas, coordinates, etc., in particular scale, coordinate systems, and projection. Also Problems, Resources, Careers in mapmaking, Teachers' Notes, and References.
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AdventureOnline.com - Learning Outfitters, Inc.
Interdisciplinary curricula that use the Web to connect students to expeditions from around the world, creating motivating, real-time materials for K-12 classrooms. Thematic content includes traditional and online lessons, games, quizzes, research stations,
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ChartsBin - ChartsBin.com
A web-based data visualization tool for making, embedding, and exporting interactive visualizations out of your own data. Register to create your own graphic or browse ChartsBin's public gallery for "Starting Age of Compulsory Education around the World,"
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The Curious Creative: Maths - Tom Barrett
Blog by a former teacher and ICT Subject Leader. Barrett's math posts, which date to back to July, 2006, have included "Addressing the Balance: Multiflyer Times Tables Challenge," "Using Nintendo Wii Sports for Addition and Subtraction," "My Maths Lesson
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Distance Calculator Between Cities - Dan Gallagher
Enter two cities or countries and this CGI illustrates them on a scaled political map, calculates the distance between the two locations in miles and kilometers, and provides information about latitude, longitude, bearing, and airports. All latitude and
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Eagle Geocoding - ETAK, The Digital Map Company
Input an address and the Eagle Geocoder will return the following data: full Zip Code, latitude and longitude, County, Urbanized Area Code, Population Density, Minor Civil Division, Place, Tract, and BlockGroup. You may also request a map with the address
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EarthKAM - Sally Ride Science
An educational outreach program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), EarthKAM stands for "Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students." Search the collection of images of specific locations on Earth, as photographed from
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The Event Inventor - Kye Ewing
Science, math, and technology explorations with no experience necessary. (Explorations can often be done by older children with no help.) Make your own quadrant and cross staff and explore the world around you - measuring heights of buildings or trees
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Exploring Data - Math Forum/USI
Pages for finding and displaying data sets, designed to support workshops on statistics given by the Math Forum for the Urban Systemic Initiative in Philadephia and San Diego. Included are: links by level to relevant statistics Standards (NCTM, California,
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GEO Gateway - NASA, John C. Stennis Space Center
A portal to information about Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, and remote sensing. Sections for teachers, students, and professionals, as well as a bare-bones facts section for everyone. A National Workforce Development Education
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Geophysics - Dave Rusin; The Mathematical Atlas
A short article designed to provide an introduction to geophysics: applications typically involve material in Mechanics and Fluid mechanics, but for large-scale problems (this subject deals with a very big solid and a large pool of fluid).
With the advent
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Great Circle Mapper - Karl L. Swartz
Enter two locations on Earth (latitude and longitude, or airport codes) and see a map depicting the great circle path between them and a computation of the distance along that path. The Great Circle Mapper also displays the area within a given range of
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How Far Is It? - Bali Online
This service uses data from the U.S. Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
The Brazilian agency that collects statistical and geographic information. "Brazil in Brief," short articles with graphs and/or data tables for key socioeconomic topics; the "Minimum National Social Data Set," a set of information following United Nations
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Let's Take a Trip - G. Carney
Students use the Internet to find the distance from their home city to another city; decide how many miles they could travel in one day; find places of interest to visit along the way to their final destination; and describe in a daily journal the places
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Math Lessons - Cynthia Lanius
A variety of algebraic and geometric projects and puzzles that help students find mathematical patterns and formulas. The Million $ Mission explores exponential growth, a Fractal Geometry Unit teaches the secrets of fractals, the Mathematics of Cartography
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Math Travels - Real World Math
An integrated simulation of U.S. travel for grades 4-12. Students develop reading, writing, math, social studies, and art skills by planning vacations across states, applying concepts of measurement, multiplication, division, decimals, and time. The site
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MidLink Magazine - Caroline McCullen
"The Digital Magazine for Kids, By Kids." A bimonthly online magazine created by several middle schools and hosted by the University of Central Florida for children ages 10 to 15, linking middle schools around the world. Each magazine issue features student
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